I. A. Long, left, president of Southwest Bank, and F. A. Giacoma, right, vice president of the bank, examine some of the more than 100 works of Southwest St. Louis artists now on display in the bank's lobby. The display is open to the public and will be there until June 30.
The line may be a bit ragged and the step a trifle uncertain, but it must be remembered that these C.M.T.C. youths at Jefferson Barracks first got acquainted with army hoonail shoes July 2.
These are the receipts Ed Mays, president of the Grand National Bank, got when he gave the banks's insurance company cashier's checks for the $140,000 reward for the return of the $822,000 in bonds stolen from his bank. One check was for $65,000 and the other for $75,000, and both were dated January 19. The reciepts were signed by Emmett M. Mayers, resident vice president of the insurance company.
"Bankmark has been selected as the name for the new charge card system which is being introduced into the St. Louis trade area by Credit Systems, Inc., it was announced by James E. Brown, president. Mr. Brown said that a fourth bank - Brentwood Bank of Brentwood - has joined the system as a principle member. Others include Boatmen's National Bank, First National Bank in St. Louis, and The Mercantile Trust Co., N.A. who founded Credit Systems, Inc. The symbol, though modern in design, is ancient in meaning. The shape of early coins, which were hammered rather than cast, is portrayed by the overall appearance of the seal. Three pillars suggesting the bank, the merchant, and the consumer are prominent. The horizontal element above the pillars extends service to all."
Kenton R. Cravens (second from left), president of Mercantile Trust Company, St. Louis, is shown presenting three bank employees with 21-year service pins awarded at a banquet at Hotel Statler last night, honoring them and other veteran staff members, directors and annuitants. The banquet is an annual affair of the 21 Club, the bank's service organization. From left, Arthus E. Poth, Mr. Cravens, Charles B. Shapard and Harrison E. Coerver.
Richard D. Guth (left), a Mercantile Trust Company of St. Louis assistant cashier with a record of half a century of service, was presented with a watch by Paul J. Harbaugh, president of the 21 Club, the bank's service organization, at a banquet honoring veteran employees at the Statler Hotel March 21.
"Nearing completion on Lindell boulevard at Taylor avenue are two projects. Building in the foreground is the St. Louis de Ville luxury motel hotel, which is being built east of Taylor. Beyond the motel is the new Lindell Terrace Apartments, west of Taylor."
Photograph of marchers holding portaits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during parade. Sign at left says, "Martin Luther Jr. never wavered from his basic belief that LOVE was the Negro's most powerful WEAPON"
Representative Negroes of St. Louis and Mayor Becker were guests of Col. Thomas J. J. Christian, commanding officer of Jefferson Barracks, yesterday at the first all-Negro parade and review ever held at the historic army post. Before the parade Col. Christian and his staff conducted the visitors on a tour of inspection where basic training is being given several thousand Negro soldiers by the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command. In the reviewing stand were (from the left) T.D. McNeal, field representative of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; Mrs. Leona Evans, head of the Garfield District Provident Association; Rev. Russell S. Brown; Mayor Becker; George D. Brantley (in back), principal of Sumner High School; Col. Christian; Elmer Mosee, vice commander of Missouri American Legion; James E. Cook, Y.M.C.A.; D. V. Essex of the Urban League and Arnold Walker of the Urban League.
The new toll-free chain of rocks bridge (foreground) will cut deeply into revenues realized by Madison, Ill., from the present span (background), which is only 1800 feet upstream.
St. Louis County's plans to replace about a dozen one-lane bridges with wider roadways may make situations like the one shown here a thing of the past. Car in foreground is waiting for one in background as it crosses the bridge.
Aalco Wrecking Co. workers use a cutting torch to cut the two top arched beams on the bridge before it collapsed over the rail yards. Two cages of workers hung from cranes as they both torched simultaneously.